Tackling Today’s Data Center Energy Efficiency Challenges— A Software-oriented Approach
Abstract
Energy consumption is a growing concern for data centers. Ad-
vances in server equipment technologies and increased demand for
computing power have increased load densities in the computer room,
which in turn has caused corresponding increases in data center power
consumption. Energy efficiency measures are thus of high importance
for data center designers, operators, and owners. This article outlines a
software-based approach to the data gathering, trending, and analysis
that are necessary to apply successful energy efficiency measures in data
center environments.
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